What is jon stewart's political affiliation?

While Jon has a tendency to lean towards the left, he has described himself as more "socialist and independent" than Democratic. He has also joked from time to time as being a member of the Whig Party, a political party that existed between 1833-1856. In 2010, Jon and Stephen Colbert led the "Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear" at the National Mall in DC with 215,000 estimated participants.
Updated on Thursday, February 02 2012 at 07:40AM EST
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